PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Klimenko (ranked 7 p4p, 25 weight class) and Chip Nickel (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Klimenko comes to the cage accompanied by WEED & MEMORIES. Nickel has chosen TISM - Greg the Stop Sign as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Klimenko
vs
Nickel

182 cm
29
190
19 - 3 - 0

189 cm
36
186
36 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nickel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klimenko throws a leg kick
and Nickel counters with a nice body shot.
Klimenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel walks into a left hand.
Nickel throws an off balance right hand
and Klimenko counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klimenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klimenko lands with a cross.
Nickel blocks a jab.
Nickel looks to throw the jab but Klimenko is out of range.
Klimenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko misses the jab.
Crunch! Klimenko slams his shin into Nickel's torso.
Klimenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nickel.
Nickel throws a big shot that misses.
Nickel throws a hook but Klimenko blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko moves away from the strike by Nickel.
Nickel misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimenko misses the target.
Nickel throws a body punch but Klimenko moves out of range.
Nickel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Klimenko.
Nickel dodges the punch combination from Klimenko.
Nickel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klimenko can pounce on him.
Klimenko slips a straight right by Nickel.
Klimenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nickel swats away the attempt to clinch by Klimenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimenko.
Nickel slips under a jab from Klimenko.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimenko moves away from the strike by Nickel.
It looked like Klimenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nickel.
Klimenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Chip Nickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klimenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
Klimenko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nickel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klimenko misses with a body shot.
Nickel throws a body punch but Klimenko moves out of range.
Nickel misses with a looping right.
Klimenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klimenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
Donk. Klimenko catches Nickel right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel scores with a leg kick.
Klimenko blocks a jab.
Klimenko throws a leg kick
and Nickel counters with a thumping low kick.
Nickel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Klimenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickel.
Klimenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nickel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klimenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Nickel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickel throws a leg kick which misses Klimenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Klimenko tries to avoid it.
Nickel staying out of range there.
Nickel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nickel throws the left hand but Klimenko avoids the punch easily.
Klimenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimenko.
Klimenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
Klimenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klimenko wants to clinch.
Nickel lands with a hook. Klimenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Nickel throws a hook but Klimenko avoids it easily.
Nickel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nickel misses with a hook to the body
and Klimenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimenko throws a leg kick
and Klimenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klimenko scores with a hook to the body. Nickel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klimenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Klimenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nickel misses with a leg kick
and Nickel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klimenko. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Nickel.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klimenko manages to avoid it.
It looked like Klimenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nickel.
Nickel is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Klimenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klimenko misses with a hook
and Nickel counters with a low kick, right behind Klimenko 's knee.
Klimenko wants to clinch up but Nickel keeps it at a distance.
Nickel looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimenko is just out of range.
As Nickel backs away, Klimenko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Klimenko misses with a low kick.
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but Klimenko ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nickel tries to score with a low kick but Klimenko moves his leg out of the way.
Nickel looks to throw the jab but Klimenko is out of range.
Nickel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klimenko thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nickel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klimenko.
Klimenko wants to clinch.
Klimenko backing away here, and Nickel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Klimenko motions for Nickel to come forward. Klimenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Klimenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nickel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klimenko misses with the head strike.
Nickel lands a nice uppercut.
Klimenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Klimenko lands a left hand.

Nickel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nickel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nickel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klimenko throws a jab when Nickel was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Klimenko.
A counter left hand to the body from Klimenko misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimenko avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klimenko. That's going to slow Nickel down.
A jab from Klimenko misses.
Klimenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nickel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klimenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klimenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Klimenko misses with a hook
and Nickel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klimenko thinking.
Zachary Klimenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickel misses with a left hand
and Klimenko counters with a body kick that stops Nickel in his tracks momentarily.
Klimenko misses with a body punch
and Nickel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klimenko thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Klimenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klimenko throws a leg kick which misses Nickel's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickel tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimenko slips under a jab.
Klimenko misses with a shot to the body
and Nickel counters with a stiff right hand.
Nickel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nickel misses with an uppercut. Klimenko saw that one coming.
Klimenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Nickel throws a leg kick that misses.

Klimenko gets a clinch.
Nickel is trying to break the clinch but Klimenko is controlling him.
Klimenko misses with a body punch.
Nickel cracks Klimenko with a nice body shot.

Nickel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickel wants to land a leg kick but Klimenko is out of range.
Klimenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klimenko motions for Nickel to come forward. Klimenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nickel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Nickel misses.
Klimenko misses with the body kick
and Nickel counters with a straight right hand.
Nickel lands an overhand right.
Nickel misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimenko slips a straight right by Nickel.
Klimenko misses with a body punch
and Nickel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klimenko closes the distance but Nickel moves to the side
and Nickel counters with a nice uppercut.
Klimenko throws the kick towards the body but Nickel avoids it.
Nickel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klimenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nickel can pounce on him.
Nickel scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Nickel.
Klimenko is looking to counter punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chip Nickel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nickel looks to land a left hand but Klimenko moved out of range nicely.
Klimenko misses with a low kick as Nickel jumps back.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Klimenko moves into the clinch.
Klimenko misses with the head strike.
Klimenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nickel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Klimenko.
Nickel is trying to break free.
Nickel tries a body shot but Klimenko blocks it.
Nickel takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Klimenko fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko digs a right hand underneath Nickel's ribcage. Nickel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klimenko can't find room to land a body shot as Nickel controls the action.
Klimenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nickel.
I was talking to Klimenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Klimenko digs a right hand into Nickel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nickel's gas tank.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko lands a shot to the body.
Nickel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Klimenko.
Klimenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Klimenko.
Klimenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nickels head.
Nickel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klimenko misses with a body punch.
Nickel lands a body punch.
Zachary Klimenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Klimenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klimenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nickel backwards.
A short right from Nickel on the inside.
Nickel scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klimenko blocking some punches.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Nickel.
Klimenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel takes a shot to the head.
Klimenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klimenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nickel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klimenko blocks a body shot from Nickel.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klimenko.
Klimenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nickel blocks a body shot from Klimenko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickel.

Nickel manages to break the clinch.
Klimenko thuds his right hand into Nickel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Klimenko misses with a right hand
and Nickel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klimenko tries to clinch but Nickel moves out of range.
Klimenko lands a body shot.
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klimenko throws a hook but Nickel avoids it easily.
Klimenko moves out of range as Nickel strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nickel.
Nickel takes one to the side of the head.
Nickel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klimenko.
Nickel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nickel thuds his shin into the meat of Klimenko's side.
Klimenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nickel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Klimenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickel can do to turn this around?
Nickel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klimenko manages to avoid it.
Klimenko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Klimenko tries to clinch but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel moves out of range as Klimenko strikes.
Klimenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klimenko thows a body kick. Nickel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Klimenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Klimenko as he checks the leg kick.
Nickel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Klimenko tries to clinch but Nickel is having none of it.
Nickel throws a hook to the side of Klimenko's head but Klimenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Klimenko slips under a jab.
Klimenko misses with a kick to the body
and Nickel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Klimenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nickel is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nickel.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickel tries to circle away but Klimenko has him pinned against the cage.
Nickel blocks a body shot from Klimenko.

Nickel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimenko.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Klimenko clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Klimenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nickel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klimenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klimenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickel.

Klimenko closes the distance and pushes Nickel back into the cage.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Klimenko.
Nickel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickel lands a left hand.
Klimenko blocking some punches.
Nickel tries a body shot but Klimenko blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Nickel.
Nickel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko tries a body shot but Nickel blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickel.
Klimenko missing with knees to the body.
Nickel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickel can't break the clinch.

Nickel breaks from the clinch.
Nickel throws a low kick, looking for Klimenko's leg but Klimenko calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klimenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickel throws out the jab.
Nickel tries to land a leg kick but Klimenko saw it coming and moves away.
Klimenko avoids the head kick by Nickel.
Nickel throws a leg kick that misses.
Klimenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klimenko blocks a jab.
Klimenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickel throws a jab when Klimenko was well out of range.
Klimenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nickel.
Nice uppercut lands for Klimenko. That snapped Nickel's head back.
Nickel misses with a body shot
and Klimenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nickel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nickel misses.
Klimenko defending well as Nickel loads up on a big left hand.
Klimenko is looking to counter with a body kick.
Klimenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Klimenko tries to clinch up.
Nickel missing with a left hand there. Klimenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klimenko misses the body punch
and Nickel counters with a three punch combo that has Klimenko backing up. Klimenko nods at Nickel to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel throws a lazy body kick
and Klimenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klimenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Nickel throws a leg kick but Klimenko sees it coming and moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nickel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Klimenko has him pressed against the cage.
Nickel takes a shot to the head.
Klimenko tries a body shot but Nickel blocks it.
Nickel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Nickel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klimenko throws a series of strikes that have Nickel backpedaling.
Klimenko dips to his left and cracks Nickel with an uppercut!
Nickel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klimenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nickel counters with a nice body kick.
Nickel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That kick from Klimenko tenderised Nickel's leg. Nickel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klimenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nickel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nickel throws a right hand that misses
and Klimenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klimenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Klimenko delivers a nice body kick.
Klimenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nickel misses with a double jab
and Klimenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klimenko checks a leg kick.
Nickel takes a swing at Klimenko's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klimenko. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klimenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nickel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Klimenko had his way with Chip Nickel in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nickel throws a front kick aimed at Klimenko's knee but Klimenko avoids it well.
Nickel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nickel throws a solid leg kick but Klimenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nickel.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
Nickel misses with a right hand
and Klimenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.

Klimenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Nickel takes a shot to the head.
Nickel wants to get back to striking at distance but Klimenko won't allow it.
Klimenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Nickel.
Klimenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nickel is trying to break the clinch but Klimenko has him pressed against the cage.

Nickel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Klimenko.
Klimenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Klimenko drives through and clinches with Nickel against the cage.
Klimenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickel backwards.
Klimenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickel's elbow.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Nickel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Klimenko lands a shot to the body.
Klimenko misses with some punches.
Klimenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickel's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Klimenko fails to land.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Klimenko.
A short left from Klimenko.
Klimenko blocks a body shot from Nickel.
Klimenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nickel is trying to force a seperation but Klimenko has the dominant position.
Klimenko lands an uppercut.
Klimenko lands with a light punch inside.

Nickel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel keeps the fight on the outside.
Nickel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Klimenko misses with a hook
and Nickel counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickel misses with a jab to the body
and Nickel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Klimenko has managed to clinch.
Klimenko digs a right hand into Nickel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nickel's gas tank.

Nickel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klimenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but Klimenko ducks down to avoid it.
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Klimenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Klimenko throws a leg kick
and Nickel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klimenko throws an off balance right hand
and Nickel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chip Nickel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko thuds his right hand into Nickel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Klimenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Klimenko throws out a leg kick but Nickel moves out of range and Klimenko only half commits.
Nickel feints a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Nickel misses
and Klimenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Klimenko blocks a jab.
Klimenko throwing a counter right hand but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Klimenko avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Klimenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Nickel off the cage and back into range.
Nickel moves out of range of the body kick from Klimenko.
Klimenko tries a low kick but Nickel avoids it.
Klimenko takes a swing at Nickel's ribcage but misses.
Nickel looks for the body kick but Klimenko saw that one coming.
Klimenko lands a jab to the nose.
Klimenko misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klimenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nickel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nickel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klimenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nickel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimenko sizes up Nickel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klimenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klimenko catches Nickel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
Zachary Klimenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klimenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachary Klimenko!
Zachary Klimenko retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Zachary Klimenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.